Langah framed Gurdaspur man in drugs case: Panel

Chandigarh: Justice Mehtab Singh Gill Commission, probing political vendetta cases, has recommended action against former minister Sucha Singh Langah and the then SHO for foisting a false NDPS case against Sandeep Kumar of Gurdaspur.In its 7th interim report submitted to Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday, the commission recommended action in 21 cases where it was found that false FIRs were registered by the SAD- BJP alliance to intimidate opponents.The commission also found that 10 false cases had been registered against AAP leader Sukhpal Khaira in Kapurthala district, the highest in the state, under various sections of the IPC. Similar cases had also been registered against Sikh preacher BS Daduwal in Gurdaspur. A perusal of the report also shows that a false case was registered by the Vigilance Bureau against Vijay Syal, who had challaned a bus of Orbit Transport in Sangrur.Other cases recommended for cancellation were against Lok Insaaf Party leader Simarjit Singh Bains and SAD (A) chief Simranjit Singh Mann.The report recommends cancellation of 158 frivolous complaints out of 179 cases examined in this round.